Longwood's Kyri Washington (Aaron Fitt)

Prospect Profile: Longwood’s Kyri Washington

Maybe it was destiny. When you come from a little town called Hope, you almost have to go into politics — just ask Bill Clinton or Mike Huckabee. And when you hail from Prospect, Va., baseball just might be your calling.

Kyri Washington got some offers from several Big South baseball programs coming out of Prospect, Va., but he opted for nearby Longwood, where he was former coach Buddy Bolding’s last recruit. Bolding told him there was plenty of playing time available to him as a freshman, and Washington wanted to play right away. He needed as much[…]